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【题目】A mother returned home from the store very tiredly. As she put down all of the things on the kitchen table, her 8-year-old son ran up to her. He was waiting for her and wanted to tell her what his younger brother had done.

“While I was out playing and Dad was on a call, Tyler took his crayons and wrote on the wall! It’s on the new wallpaper you just hung up in the living room. I told him you would be mad at him for doing it again, but I couldn’t stop him.”She let out a long sound and asked,“He did it again? Where is your little brother now” “He is in his room,” the son answered quickly.

She walked to the younger son’s room. She called his full name as she entered. Then, she found Tyler who was trying to hide. He knew that the worst moment was coming!For the next 10 minutes, the room was full of her shouting about the expensive wallpaper. She scolded the little boy for his bad behavior. The more she scolded, the madder she got. Finally, she stopped.

Then, she walked to the living room to see what happened. As she saw the wall, her eyes were filled with tears at once. It said “I love Mommy”and a heart shape was around it.

Well, the wallpaper remained, just as she found it, with an empty picture frame hung around it. A reminder(提示) to her and to all: Take time to read the handwriting on the wall.

So when you are sure that something goes wrong, have you ever had any doubt that there might be a misunderstanding? Take some time to give it a second thought.

【1】What did Tyler do before his mother came back?

A. He wrote something on the new wallpaper with his crayons.

B. He broke all his crayons and threw them away.

C. He played games with his elder brother in their house.

D. He had a big fight with his elder brother.

【2】What can we 1earn from the underlined sentence?

A. The mother began to realize her mistake.

B. The mother was quite angry with her little son.

C. The mother didn’t get along well with her little son.

D. The mother wanted to make her little son feel relaxed.

【3】What does the underlined word “scolded” mean in Chinese?

A. 赞扬B. 斥责C. 摧毁D. 接受

【4】How did the mother feel when she saw what her little son wrote on the wallpaper?

A. Calm.B. Surprised.C. Moved.D. Relaxed.

【5】What is the main idea of the story?

A. It’s never too late to show love to our families.

B. Love from your mother often hides in small things.

C. It’s important to believe in your family members.

D. We’d better take time to learn from others’ mistakes.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】

本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述小儿子在新的墙纸上乱写乱画，母亲一开始很生气，但是当他看到壁纸上写着“妈妈我爱你”时，非常后悔自己惩罚儿子的举动，感到很惭愧。

【1】细节理解题。根据“While I was out playing and Dad was on a call, Tyler took his crayons and wrote on the wall! It’s on the new wallpaper you just hung up in the living room可知，在妈妈回来之前，他用蜡笔在新的墙纸上写东西。故选A。

【2】推理判断题。根据She let out a long sound and asked以及For the next 10 minutes, the room was full of her shouting about the expensive wallpaper可知，他发出长声问道并且满屋都充满着喊叫声，所以这个妈妈对小儿子很生气。故选B。

【3】词义猜测题。根据She scolded the little boy for his bad behavior. The more she scolded, the madder she got可知，妈妈在训斥他，故选B。

【4】细节理解题。根据Then, she walked to the living room to see what happened. As she saw the wall, her eyes were filled with tears at once可知，她的眼里充满泪水，所以她是感动的，故选C。

【5】主旨大意题。根据So when you are sure that something goes wrong, have you ever had any doubt that there might be a misunderstanding? Take some time to give it a second thought可知，要花些时间从错误中学习到一些东西，故选D。

解答词义猜测题时，可以使用如下技巧：1、根据上下文来猜测词义；2、通过同义词或近义词来猜测词义；3、通过构词法来猜测词义；4、通过定义或释义来猜测词义；5、通过句法功能来猜测词义；6、通过转折和因果关系来猜测词义；7. 通过生活常识来猜测词义。对于这类题采取“代入法”也非常有效，即将备选答案逐一代入文中，哪一个选项能使句子的意思通顺、连贯，且与上下文的内容一致，哪一个选项就是该题的正确答案。例如第3题。